MIAMI. – A federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, ordered this Tuesday, March 31, to reverse the massive cancellation of parole granted to migrants who entered the country through the CBP One application, concluding that the measure was carried out illegally by the Donald Trump administration.
The ruling responds to a class action lawsuit filed after the government’s decision to notify, in April 2025more than 900,000 people that their permit was void and that they had to leave the country immediately. The majority of those affected came from Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti.
According to the court, the revocation of immigration status was carried out without respecting basic guarantees of the legal process. The judge determined that federal authorities did not evaluate the cases individually, but instead applied a general termination of parole, exceeding the scope of their powers.
The court decision now requires the immigration status of the plaintiffs included in the certified class to be restored, although the scope of the ruling is not universal.
The benefit applies only to those who entered after scheduling their appointment through CBP One, received parole between May 16, 2023 and January 19, 2025, were notified by email of their cancellation in April 2025 and currently remain in the United States.
The case becomes a new point of tension in the debate on recent immigration policies, especially around the use of humanitarian parole and the digital admission mechanisms implemented at the border.
The resolution also reinforces the judicial criterion that wide-ranging immigration decisions must meet minimum standards of individual review and due process, even in contexts of high pressure on the border system.
